Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates27 July 2014 (2014-07-27)
Competitors16 from 9 nations
Winning time2:07.24 GR
Medalists
    Australia
    Australia
    Canada

The medals were presented by David Sparkes, Chief Executive Officer of British Swimming and the quaichs were presented by Ian Mason, Director of World Class Operations, British Swimming.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record Missy Franklin (USA)2:04.06London, Great Britain3 August 2012[1][2]
Commonwealth record
Games record Meagen Nay (AUS)2:07.56Delhi, India8 October 2010

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
27 JulyFinalBelinda Hocking Australia2:07.24GR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
114Hilary Caldwell Canada2:09.47Q
215Elizabeth Simmonds England2:10.81Q
324Belinda Hocking Australia2:11.07Q
425Emily Seebohm Australia2:11.47Q
523Madison Wilson Australia2:11.53Q
626Genevieve Cantin Canada2:11.59Q
713Sinead Russell Canada2:12.78Q
816Lauren Quigley England2:13.45Q
922Jessica Fullalove  England2:15.95
1012Rachel Williams Wales2:16.53
1127Danielle Stirrat Wales2:21.20
1211Kimiko Raheem Sri Lanka2:24.63
1321Talisa Lanoe Kenya2:26.12
1417Danielle Hill Northern Ireland2:26.52
1528Lauren Hew Cayman Islands2:27.16
1618Areeba Shaikh Pakistan2:46.30

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
3Belinda Hocking Australia2:07.24GR
6Emily Seebohm Australia2:08.51
4Hilary Caldwell Canada2:08.55
45Elizabeth Simmonds England2:09.29
58Lauren Quigley England2:09.51
62Madison Wilson Australia2:10.35
77Genevieve Cantin Canada2:10.91
81Sinead Russell Canada2:12.61
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